Chapter 1: Crossing Over into the System

  Gu Xian saw the situation and hastily pulled Huang Yu, saying in a low voice: "You're crazy, he's at the Yuan Shen boundary, but you're only at the Ren Ying boundary. The gap is so big, how can you fight? He'll beat you to death."

  "Don't worry, I'm not someone who doesn't know his limits. Since I dared to accept the challenge, I have confidence in my own abilities, so you don't need to worry." Huang Yu said with a smile.

  "You think you can defend yourself? You think you can withstand a fight with me and then take on a Yuan Shen realm warrior? You're too naive, the gap between Yuan Shen and Ren Yu is enormous. And besides, you're only at the beginning of Ren Yu, not even a worthy opponent. Don't be foolish, Nian Shang Cheng isn't someone to be trifled with, he really will kill you." Gu Xin heard this and became increasingly anxious.

  "What's wrong with you? If you're a coward, you're a weakling. If you're not a man, you can choose to escape." Seeing Gu Xiang being so concerned about Huang Yu and pulling him around, he became even more jealous, as if there were thousands of insects biting and stirring in his heart, making him extremely uncomfortable.

  "Nian Shang Cheng, you're really shameless. Huang Yu is only a first-level Martial Infant, but you're a first-level Primordial Spirit. You, as a Primordial Spirit martial artist, dare to challenge a Martial Infant and speak so arrogantly? I think you're not a man, you're a coward." Gu Xin said angrily.

  Originally, Gu Xian brought Huang Yu out to make him a shield against Nian Shang Cheng. She was extremely disgusted with the idea of Nian Shang Cheng being just a human infant. With Huang Yu's cultivation and talent, he could have resisted Nian Shang Cheng without any danger to his life. However, what Gu Xian did not expect was that Nian Shang Cheng had actually broken through and reached the Yuan Shen realm. The gap between them was too great, as the Yuan Shen realm and human infant realm were separated by a huge chasm. Although the true yuan force hadn't increased much, the way of fighting and control over the true yuan force had changed dramatically. It was precisely because of this that there was an unbridgeable gap between the Yuan Shen realm and the human infant realm.

  "Not bad, Nian Shangcheng, you are indeed shameless. A Yuan Shen realm warrior, yet you dare to challenge a Ren Yu realm cultivator and still have the nerve to be so arrogant. How humiliating! If you want to fight, I'll accompany you." At this time, a loud voice came from one side.

  The crowd parted to make way for him, and he walked straight up to the front.

  Huang Yu took a look, and this man was indeed the one previously discussed by the crowd as Yin Feng. He was the 15th strongest in the Qiushui City rankings, with a cultivation level of Yuan Shen Realm Second Layer. Although his cultivation was higher than Gu Xiang's, his ranking was lower, which was due to Gu Xiang having a dual water and wood attribute physique.

  "Yin Feng? Do you think I'm afraid of you?" Seeing Yin Feng stand up for Huang Yu, Nian Shicheng became furious.

  At this time, Gu Xin whispered to Huang Yu's ear: "His name is Yin Feng, he practices the tyrannical body of the Yin family, and is good at using knives. His knife skills are incredible, and his master is Knife Crazy Heng Wujian."

  Yin Feng used a knife, and Huang Yu felt a bit more affection for the guy, just because of this guy standing up for himself, it was enough to make him get along with him.

  "No fear, that's even better. My blade hasn't had a good drink of blood in a long time." Yin Feng held his long knife to his chest, with a smile on his face, looking at Nian Shang Cheng.

  "Hmph, Yin Feng, don't think that just because you entered the Yuan Shen realm before me, you can be arrogant. Others may fear you, but I, Nian Shang Cheng, am not afraid of you." Saying this, Nian Shang Cheng glared at Huang Yu, "You're called Huang Yu, right? Today, consider yourself lucky that Yin Feng spoke up for you."

  "Hmph, you think you're quite something just because you've got some cultivation, don't get too arrogant." Huang Yu retorted with the same phrase, "Don't be too arrogant, after all, you've only just entered the Yuan Shen realm. Your strength is not enough to make people fear you. If you want to fight, then let's fight. Dealing with a small role like you is really no big deal."

  Huang Yu finished speaking, his hand grasping the Zi Ji sword tightly, coldly staring at him.

  "Huang brother, you're right, this is just a small role, not worth your effort. Let me handle it instead. If I'm not up to the task, you can always step in later." At this moment, Yin Feng chuckled and took a step forward, his face filled with a smile, looking at Nian Shang Cheng with disdain and contempt.

  Huang Yu smiled and knew that he was doing it for his own good. After all, his cultivation was only at the initial stage of the Human Infant Realm, and with such a low level of cultivation, it was absolutely impossible to contend against someone in the Yuan Shen Realm. Even if the opponent had just entered the Yuan Shen Realm and hadn't stabilized their cultivation yet, Huang Yu still shook his head and said: "Brother Yin, thank you for your concern, but since the other party has already spoken to this extent, retreating now wouldn't be my style. Moreover, a man must be decisive; if someone bullies him, he must fight back with all his might, without showing any mercy."

  "Kid, you're looking for trouble."

  "Who's looking for death, huh? I've said it before, you may be a Yuan Shen realm cultivator, but in my eyes, you're still nothing special. Killing you is like killing a chicken or a dog." Huang Yu sneered.

  "I'd like to see if your strength is as fierce as your mouth." Nian Shang Cheng was enraged by Huang Yu's words, his anger reaching its peak, and he glared at Huang Yu with intense killing intent.

  Such a murderous aura, however, surprised Huang Yu. This guy must have killed many people; otherwise, he wouldn't have such a strong killing intent. If it were an ordinary person who hadn't experienced life-or-death battles before, they would really be intimidated by this killing energy.

  "Good sword, kill you, and that sword will be mine." Seeing the Purple Extreme Sword in Huang Yu's hand, Nian Shang Cheng's eyes were filled with hatred, resentment, and endless greed.

  "I hope you can still be so arrogant later." Huang Yu took a big step forward, and the surrounding crowd dispersed, leaving a large empty space in the middle for the two to fight.

  "That Huang Yu is really bold, actually daring to challenge the Yuan Shen realm with his Human Infant realm cultivation. Although he has just entered the Yuan Shen realm, after all, it's still the Yuan Shen realm, and compared to the Human Infant realm, that's a difference of heaven and earth." someone shouted.

  "Not bad, this young man has a good temper, just based on this point, I support him." Another person said.

  "What arrogance, this is asking for death, unaware of the height of heaven and the thickness of earth." Some people praised him, while others belittled him.

  "What a pity, that young man had some talent, and was quite skilled at gambling on rocks, but I didn't think he'd be so foolish, to recite the 'Injury City' incantation, which is sure to get him killed." Someone shook his head and sighed.

  "It can't be said like that, since he dares to accept the challenge, it proves that he has confidence in his own strength. The outcome of this battle is still an unknown number? Maybe this young man can really surpass a great boundary and take on the challenge?" An old man with white whiskers, wearing a coarse green robe, with a gourd hanging from his waist, narrowed his eyes, took down the gourd from his waist, gulped a mouthful of wine, and said.

  In an instant, the entire open space in front of Lingyun Tower was surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, making it impossible to escape.

  Huang Yu suddenly became famous, although no one knew what his actual abilities were. The news that he, a mortal, was challenging a Martial Artist in the Yuan Shen Realm spread like it had grown wings and instantly went viral.

  "Withdrawal of the sword, one sword takes life."

  As Huang Yu approached, Nian Shang Cheng's eyes, which had been narrowed, suddenly opened wide. A residual shadow flashed across his hand, and the long sword was instantly unsheathed, moving so fast that it was almost invisible to the naked eye. In an instant, it stabbed towards Huang Yu's throat.

  If it were someone else, they would have been unable to dodge this sword and would have definitely fallen on the spot. But Huang Yu was no ordinary person. Although this sword was fast, it still couldn't escape Huang Yu's detection technique. The moment Nian Shang Cheng drew his sword, Huang Yu reacted, slightly tilting his body, just barely avoiding this fatal blow.

  While dodging at the same time, Huang Yu's hand with the Zi Ji sword also moved.

  "The Dragon's Wrath."

  The long sword in his hand flashed a purple light, the purple light transformed into a purple thunder dragon, rushing towards Nian Shang City, illuminating the entire surroundings. The terrifying thunder and lightning sucked up all the air around.

  Huang Yu's move, Lei Long Nu, made Nian Shang Cheng's face change drastically. This kid dared to fight back, and it turned out he had a trump card. This move was terrifyingly powerful, absolutely not inferior to that of a second-layer Yuan Shen realm expert.

  The wounded city was unable to return the sword, and his feet dodged quickly. His left hand transformed into a palm, gathering all the true yuan power in his body, striking out with a palm, wanting to disperse that terrifying purple thunder dragon.

  "Crack..."

  "Zzz..."

  This palm may have condensed all the true yuan power of Nian Shang City, but Huang Yu's attack is not that simple. This is a thunder attribute attack, and there is also the bonus of Zixi Sword. Leilongnu itself is not a simple attack, although it is only a human-grade extreme skill, but it is far more powerful than the average human-grade skill attack.

  That palm hit the head of the Thunder Dragon, seemingly dispersing it, but instead, it allowed the Thunder Dragon to merge into the left hand of Nian Shang City. The terrifying power of thunder and lightning was channeled from his left hand into his body, wreaking havoc inside him, causing his meridians to rupture violently. His entire left hand was rendered useless, and his internal meridians also suffered significant damage.

  Suddenly a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person was blasted out.

  This time the exchange happened in a flash, and before everyone could react, they found that Nian Shicheng was instantly knocked flying.

  Until the heavily injured city lord fell to the ground, everyone finally reacted, their eyes widening in shock, as if they didn't dare believe what they were seeing. One was a mortal realm cultivator at the initial stage, and the other was a nascent soul realm cultivator at the initial stage. The one who had been blasted flying wasn't the mortal realm warrior, but rather that nascent soul realm expert whose cultivation was an entire major realm higher.

  Unbelievable, it's too unbelievable.

  Gu Xian and Yin Feng were shocked, they didn't expect Huang Yu to be so powerful. With just one move, he blasted Niansheng Cheng, who was at the early stage of Yuan Shen realm, flying away. It was so clean and efficient, and looking at Niansheng Cheng's appearance, he was seriously injured, and even lost the strength to fight again.

  Is it a dream? Or an illusion?

  "Unbelievable, Nian Shang Cheng was actually blown up?"

  "My god, am I hallucinating?"

  "How is this possible? Could it be... could the long sword in Huang Yu's hand not be a fake artifact, but a real one?"

  "It's definitely a divine artifact, otherwise how could it possibly defeat Nian Sicheng, who is in the Yuan Shen realm, with just its infant form?"

  In an instant, the whole scene erupted like a big stone being thrown into a quiet dead water pond, causing a huge stir.